LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Ship’s Boat (4)
SEPTEMBER 22ND. - HELVICK HEAD, CO. WATERFORD. A ship’s boat had been reported adrift, but it could not be found, and it was learned from boatmen, who had seen the drifting boat some hours earlier, that there was no one on board. - Rewards,...
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Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 4.54 p.m. on 28th October, 1965, a ship in the vicinity of Rough Towers reported having seen a distress signal from the Towers. It was further reported that a private radio transmitting station had asked for...
The American Steamer Byron Darnton, of Baltimore
MARCH 16TH - 17TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE, AND PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. Soon after eleven o’clock on the night of the 16th the Southend coastguard reported to the Campbeltown life-boat station that a ship was ashore...
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JANUARY 30TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
The coastguard had seen what appeared to be a rubber boat with a man in it, but it was found to be a Carley float.- Rewards, £29 6s..
A Seaplane
DECEMBER 6TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.
A seaplane had been reported down in the sea, but was later reported to be safe. While searching for her, the lifeboat found a barrage balloon partly deflated, but in the heavy...
Carol, of Ipswich
Bembridge, Isle of Wight - At 1.24 a.m. on 3Oth April, 1967, news was received that distress flares had been sighted three miles from Bembridge lookout.
The life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched at 1.47 in a light south south...
Pace
Swanage, Dorset - At 6 p.m. on i6th July, 1967, news was received that the yacht Pace was broken down and becalmed and in danger of being swept on to the rocks at Anvil Point. The life-boat R.L.P. was launched at 6.10. It was one hour after...
Thistle
On the 24th December, at 9 A.M., the smack Thistle, of Oastletown, bound from Ramsey to Castletown, having parted her principal cables and sprung a leak, hoisted signals of distress. It was blowing a heavy gale at S.W., and the Life-boat Two...
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APPENDICITIS PATIENT At 1.50 p.m. on I4th October, 1963, a doctor told the honorary secretary that he had a patient with appendicitis who required hospital attention. The life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson left her moorings at 2.30 in a...
A Hovercraft
At 3.52 p.m. on 23rd August, 1966, information was received that a hovercraft had broken down west of the bathing pool. At 4.9 the life-boat Fairlight was launched. It was one hour before high water. The life-boat towed the hovercraft, which...